Sorachi District, Hokkaido
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Sorachi (空知郡; -gun) is a district divided between Sorachi and Kamikawa Subprefectures, Hokkaido. As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 53,011 and an area of 1,497.21 km², giving a population density of 35.41 persons per square kilometer.
Towns and Villages
- Sorachi Subprefecture
- *Kamisunagawa
- *Kita
- *Kurisawa
- *Naie
- *Nanporo
- Kamikawa Subprefecture
- *Kamifurano
- *Minamifurano
- *Nakafurano
History
- 1869 With the establishment of provinces and districts in Hokkaido, Sorachi District is created within Ishikari Province.
- 1897 Subprefectures created, Sorachi District is placed under Sorachi Subprefecture
- 1899 Furano Village (now Furano City, and the towns of Nakafurano, Minamifurano, and Kamifurano) transferred to Kamikawa Subprefecture
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| Subprefectures | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Abashiri | Hidaka | Hiyama | Iburi | Ishikari | Kamikawa | Kushiro | Nemuro | Oshima | Rumoi | Shiribeshi | Sorachi | Soya | Tokachi | |||
| Cities | |||
| Abashiri | Akabira | Asahikawa | Ashibetsu | Bibai | Chitose | Date | Ebetsu | Eniwa | Fukagawa | Furano | Hakodate | Hokuto | Ishikari | Iwamizawa | Kitahiroshima | Kitami | Kushiro | Mikasa | Monbetsu | Muroran | Nayoro | Nemuro | Noboribetsu | Obihiro | Otaru | Rumoi | Sapporo (capital) | Shibetsu | Sunagawa | Takikawa | Tomakomai | Utashinai | Wakkanai | Yubari | |||
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